Zhang Yifei replied helplessly, his current identity as the runner-up of the Renault branch is in Asia and can be regarded as the number one player in this age group.

But that was because there were no tigers in the mountains and monkeys dominated the king. In the late 1990s, there were really no two players in Asia who could compete in the European Formula Renault, so there was no other candidate, so Zhang Yifei could naturally be considered the number one.

But the problem is that European karting champions are getting a lot, and there are various Renault series every year.

In addition to the current Renault 2000 European Cup, there are also national championships such as the British Renault Championship, the Italian Renault Championship, etc. In fact, the value of these racing powers is not much lower than that of Renault's European Cup.

You should know that Kimi Raikkonen went out of the British Renault Championship and was directly attracted by the F Sauber team and became a first-class F driver in later generations.

As the Finnish "Iceman", he fought against the "fiery" Ferrari Schumacher and staged a F-stadium version of the Song of Ice and Fire.

The position of competition engineer is slightly acceptable, even if it is placed in F, it belongs to the type of fragrant steamed bun.

As a junior Formula driver, in theory, he is not qualified to be a competition engineer. It is a blessing to be a part-time competition engineer as a data analyst, Ukyo Yamamoto, to be a part-time competition engineer.

So Zhang Yifei had no luxury at all, and he could have a formal competition engineer at this stage.

Yamamoto Ukyo naturally understood what Zhang Yifei meant. To be honest, at this stage, a Formula Elementary Driver is indeed not worthy of having a professional racing engineer.

But after getting along for the past few months, Yamamoto Ukyo saw Zhang Yifei's efforts, tenacity and courage, which is a temperament that no Asian driver has ever possessed before.

Especially the words of Zhang Yifei from the hotel gym: The winner is not wrong, the loser is even breathing! Let Yamamoto Ukyo understand the root of all this debate and contempt is strength and achievements!

If you want to change all this, then Zhang Yifei must have the ability to crush. If it was because of Junko Takeda before, Yamamoto Ukyo was willing to assist Zhang Yifei.

So now, Yamamoto Ukyo really wants to see an Asian driver breaking all this!

So he insisted: "Yifeijun, I have a good candidate. He is Erwin Kossell, a professor at the Berlin University of Technology, and my mentor when I was studying automotive engineering at the Berlin University of Technology."

"At the same time, he has another identity. During the social interactions in the 1980s and 1990s, he was hired by McLaren team, served as a vehicle design engineer, and temporarily entered the competition strategy group, and has rich experience in racing engineers."

In the f team, it is very likely that the person who formulates the competition tactical strategies is not one person, but a group. Many times, in front of the title of a competition engineer, the word "chief" must be added, just like the chief technician.

The most famous of these is the strategy team of Ferrari, which has created many brilliant and classic battle examples, such as Schumacher's four-step tactic.

When we were in the social circles in the 1980s and 1990s, the hottest team of Ferrari was not Ferrari, Williams, nor was it the Red Bull team that came from behind, but the McLaren team with the "God of Cars" Senna and "Professor" Prost.

During the social moments of the 1980s and 1990s, McLaren brought both himself and Senna to a peak with the team's four consecutive championships.

It was not until the emergence of Williams' active memory suspension system, the "black technology" at that time, that McLaren gradually fell behind and became one of the reasons why Senna transferred to Williams.

If it is really as Yamamoto Ukyo said, his mentor was once a member of the McLaren team's strategy team. Even if he was not the chief competition engineer, he was still a member of the championship team and was absolutely powerful.

Now the question is right in front of you. Is Yamamoto's face big enough? Can this "god"-level figure become the competition engineer for his minions?

"Youkyo, to be honest, I'm very moved, but I can't think of your mentor, and I have a reason to be my competition engineer."

Hearing Zhang Yifei's words, Yukyo Yamamoto did not deny it, but nodded instead and replied: "It is really difficult to convince him simply because of my invitation. But if you can show the traits that impress him, there may be hope."

"How to impress?"

"potential!"

Yamamoto Ukyo continued: "When McLaren was at its peak, it was hit by another talented automotive engineer, Adrian Newey, who helped Williams design the most powerful F-racing car at that time."

"Sena's transfer made him even more disheartened. He no longer participated in the F event and focused on being his university professor. When I contacted the tutor last year, he had retired and returned to the countryside to run a small golf course."

"But I know that the mentor has always been regretful. Whether it was defeated by Newe or the accident in Senna's final transfer, it made him feel unwilling to be willing to do so over the years, thinking that one day he would be able to regain the glory of McLaren era."

"So as long as you can show the traits and potential that impresses him, maybe there is hope for him to come back!"

After listening to Yamamoto Ukyo's story, Zhang Yifei didn't expect that there would be such a story. He had never heard of the name Andre, but Newe, the famous F technical director, was well-known even if he had not participated in Formula Even if he had not participated in Formula Even in his previous life.

Newe is the only technical director who has won the team championship in three different F teams. He can be said to be a legendary design master in the F race.

This guy is a major in aerodynamics and has served in different positions such as competition engineer, aerodynamic engineer, technical director, etc.

The moment that really made him famous was that he joined Williams team in 1999 and built the "black technology" racing car, F4, and was eventually banned by F because of his influence on balance.

So Yamamoto Ukyo's mentor lost unjustly when he met Newe, after all, he was the leading legendary master in F history.

"If you reason, I can't seem to be impressed..."

Zhang Yifei's tone was a bit cowardly. The resume of mentor Ukyo Yamamoto sounded awesome. Although he was defeated by Newey, he was defeated by F's era, and even the most powerful genius designer in the next decade. This is not embarrassing!

It’s like an ordinary F driver who loses to Schumacher, which is also a normal thing. After all, this is one of the most powerful drivers in F history, the seven-champion champion!

Zhang Yifei thought about his strength, and he was a little sensible in his heart, and felt that at this level, he didn't seem to have any capital to impress him.

"How can I know if I don't try it? The next stop is at Hoganheim, Germany. I will take you to visit the instructor at that time."

Yamamoto Ukyo has the stubbornness of the Japanese. Even if there is little hope, he still feels that he should give it a try.

The second stop of Renault's 2000 European Cup is at the Hoganheim Circuit in Germany, which was once the home track of McLaren.

Since we are all going to Germany, we don’t care about spending some time meeting this former McLaren team member.
Chapter completed!